No. 709 in Swedish
bryta
"Bryta" means "to break" in English.
In a sentence
Jag vill inte bryta mot reglerna.
I don’t want to break the rules.
Here, 'bryta' is used in a figurative sense to mean 'violate' or 'go against' rules.
Han råkade bryta armen under matchen.
He accidentally broke his arm during the match.
In this instance, 'bryta' is used literally to refer to physically breaking or fracturing an arm.
Kan du hjälpa mig att bryta isen med nya gästen?
Can you help me break the ice with the new guest?
Here, 'bryta' is employed metaphorically in the common idiom 'bryta isen,' which means to initiate or ease a conversation in a social setting.
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